The Cylons are coming: ‘Battlestar Galactica’ exhibit at EMP/SFM this fall

Three “stunning” full-size mock spaceships, 15 costumes and other props from both the original 1979 series and the more recent SyFy channel one.

This is the first museum exhibition to be devoted to both series, bringing glee to nerds across Seattle – myself included.

Really quick, if you’ve never heard of this “Battlestar”-whatsit: The show as most people today know it is an epic space-drama that aired on the SyFy channel from 2004 to 2009, a series inspired by the 1978 Glen Larson TV show starring Lorne Greene. A system of colonized human planets is ravaged by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, who try to chase them out of existence. Though a completely different setting from reality, the show was successful because of its dramatic scenes that a diverse audience was able to relate to.

The three mock ships that will be in the exhibit are the Viper Mark II,Viper Mark VII and a Cylon Raider. Yes, following those links causes a massive nerd overload. But you have to give the exhibit credit, if only because it’s rolling in such big Hollywood set pieces.